Mo’ current, mo’ problems as higher wattage solar modules increase risk of thermal runaway
LONGi Solar outlines its high temperature mitigation logic in designing the lower current, higher wattage Hi-MO5 solar panel series.
Solar highway noise barriers to be deployed across North America
Buildings-integrated photovoltaics maker Mitrex plans to deploy highway noise barriers with integrated solar that have 1.2 MW of capacity per kilometer. The technology is currently in the pilot phase at government entity locations in North America.
FCC considers offshore wireless networks for renewable projects
Nokia has headed the proposal, looking to use 4G and 5G networks to support offshore renewable energy projects.
Wind, solar, and storage facility completed in Oregon
The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility is one of the first in the country to co-locate a wind farm, a solar facility, and a battery storage system.
200 partners to help speed interconnection through US Department of Energy program
Three regional grid operators and two utilities have joined the DOE partnership, alongside renewables developers and trade groups, to pursue faster, simpler, and fairer interconnection of renewables and storage, on both the transmission and distribution grids.
Spongy solar cell may be used to power pacemakers
University of Chicago researchers developed a unique, single-layer solar cell that may be used to power less-invasive implantable medical devices.
Sunrise brief: After a suppressed first quarter, the US solar market is buoyed by tariff suspension
Also on the rise: Briggs & Stratton launched the SimpliPHI energy storage system with lithium-ferro-phosphate chemistry. ACORE outlines reduction in solar investment and development if tariffs persist. Holistic solar modeling predicts even lower future pricing. And more.
Holistic solar modeling predicts even lower future pricing
Government researchers have refined their learning curve calculations and quantified how focusing on CAPEX alone can underestimate declines in project costs.
Ranking the states of distributed solar
The Institute for Local Self Reliance ranks states according to distributed energy resources per capita.
Solaria settles patent claims against Canadian Solar
According to the terms of the settlement, Canadian Solar agrees not to import shingled solar modules into the United States.
